The Best Restaurants/Snacks/Food Outlets in Mauritius - Meilleurs Restaurants de l'ile Maurice

In an attempt to showcase the most popular restaurants/food outlets in Mauritius, we have decided to launch a ‘first of its kind survey’. This survey is a short and sweet one as you are just requested to tell us your 5 favourite restaurants/Snacks/food outlet in Mauritius, where these are located, which dish they do best and why you like these restaurants. If you wish to list more than 5 restaurants please free but by order of preference. We are convinced there are some very nice restaurants or entrepreneurs who just deserve to earn recognition and this is an opportunity to promote them. Afterwards a ranking may be established.

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1.Domaine Anna(whenever you go to a restaurant the main things that turns you on are: food quality, atmosphere, table setting, and service. Domaine Anna has all of these.
2.Dragon vert( The best place in Mauritius where you can eat a Bol Renverse)
3.Comlone Resto.(A jovial restaurant with excellent services where all types of income earners can afford to pay)
4.Oriental express(Very rapid service with good prices along with great quality of food depending upn plate chosen)
5.Shamiana Resto.(Great indian food are served there and the atmosphere is really an indian one-Mr. AneeroodJugnauth has been there ;) !)

As such, it is difficult to rank restaurants or food oulets in Mauritius as there are different types of restaurants such as Indian, Chinese, Mauritian, Cuisine metissee, Cuisine gastronomique etc. Personally, I prefer eating at home, healthier, according to my taste and cooked under conditions within my control, without forgetting cost. Going out to eat is mainly a socializing act and a time saver when we have not had the time to cook.
There are many good Chinese restaurants and snacks in Mauritius. In China Town in Port Louis- Lai Min, Le Chinois or City Orient for instance– there are also Choice restaurant St Paul or Imperial China, Trianon. The Comlone chain if we may call it this way provides good value for money Chinese food. Ah Youn in Flic en Flac and Vacoas…the classical ones
In terms of Indian food we can think of Chutney, Rosi Darbar Port Louis, Namaste- Caudan, and there is another one in Quatre Bornes which is quite good as well near le Bon Choix on St Jean Road but I don’t recall the name. Shamyana in Rose Hill is also known.
For Friday and Saturday night clubbers, Boulettes Palace, Le Bon Choix in Quatre Bornes - can be of great help. Boulettes palace has a wide range of products especially Chinese ones at a very reasonable price. Le Bon Choix provides a sandwich with sausage quite late at night. There is also Roberts in the same area. There is Gool in Beau Bassin as well.
As regards Poisson Corne, there is the Perron on St Jean Road or Montagne near Corps de Garde Mountain both in Quatre Bornes.
There are also experts in dholl purri and roti which is in itself a key branch in Mauritius as it represents maybe the cheapest and easiest way of getting rid of deep felt hunger. Dewa is a reference in Rose Hill, Vivi in Quatre Bornes and there are other ones in Port Louis at different street corners. The best Dholl purri sellers are easily identifiable by the length of the queue. How to forget Hakka Roti in Jardin de la Compagnie.
As regards Kebabs, there is Shabaan on St Jean Road, there is one on La Chaussee Street in Port Louis near Victoria House.
For Biryani, there are quite a few ones like Deg D’Or on Desforges street, Shabaan is also good, there is one of these vans which stops near the Kentucky on St Jean Road.
For veggies, there is Hare Rama Hare Krishna (Iskon) restaurant which provide quite reliable food for those who are fasting. These are found in Quatre Bornes near Shabaan, Rond Point Phoenix. There is also one near Casernes in Port Louis. If you are looking for cheap, veg food with reasonable quality, you can also have a go at Marmite Divine which is more of a snack but does not open beyond 6.30 pm generally speaking.
As for seafood, Le Capitaine and Grand Ocean are references and could mainly be for couples on special occasions. Grand Ocean is both in Caudan, Port Louis and Flic en Flac while Le Capitaine is at Caudan and in Grand Baie.
As for Gastronomique Cuisine, you will mainly find it in the 5 star hotels at a hefty price.
I am no expert of restaurants in the North, South, East or West.
But if I were to have a top 10
1. Imperial China - Trianon– am a big eater so it suits me well for lunch
2. Shabaan – a good kebab – convenience as well- Quatre Bornes
3. King Dragon or Dragon Vert – Chinese Food Quatre Bornes
4. Domaine Anna – for the setting mainly – Flic en Flac
5. Rosi Darbar- Indian food – Port Louis - not cheap but good quality-
6. Le Ravinal- Chinese food - Port Louis – Value for money
7. There is an Indian restaurant at Trianon Shopping Park which is quite good as well